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H. S. WELLES.

FISHING ROD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7,1919. 1 31,% 1 a Patented Oct. 14,1919.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY BY I M um 4% (/60 6? HENRY S. WELLES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FISHING-ROD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. 14, 1919.

Application filed April 7, 1919. Serial No. 287,954..

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY S. VVELLFS, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State'of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in F ishing-Rods, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to reinforcing means, and the object of the invention is to strengthen the rod and increase its resilience Without adding to its weight or impairing its balance in the hand of the user.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction by which the above objects are attained, to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification and show approved forms of the invention.

Figure 1 is an elevation of atip-section of the improved rod, in which the invention is shown as fully developed.

Figs. 2 and 3 are similarviews of the upper and lower ends respectively of the same rod section, on a larger scale showing the condition at a certain stage in'the manufacture.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the rod section, taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 51is an elevation corresponding to Fig. 1, showing a modified form.

Figs. 6 and 7 are views similar to and corresponding with Figs. 2 and 3, showing the same modification.

Fig. 8 is a transverse section taken on the line 8-8 in Fig. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

The rod may be a single piece or composed of two or more sections joined as usual by socket and tenon joints, and equipped with guide-eyes, reel seat, and other fittings and accessories of the usual or any approved types. The drawings show upper end rodsections, each equipped at the upper extremity with-a tip having a guide-eye, and the lower extremity having the usual plug or tenon adapted to be received in the corresponding socket, not shown, on a succeeding section or the butt of the rod. The term ferrules is used in this description to include such tip, tenon, or other fittings at the extremities of the rod or of its sections.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4.- inclusive, A is the shaft of a tip section of a hexagonal split bamboo rod, B the tenon or ferrule at the lower end thereof and (J the tip or ferrule at the upper end. I is a narrow web or ribbon of fine mesh wrapped at one end upon the rod at the junction of the shaft A and ferrule B, as at E, and lapped alternately upon these portions and the line of their junction, under strong tension, the ribbon is then tightly wound upon the shaft A longitudinally in an open spiral in one direction, to the junction of the tip ferrule C with the shaft, where it is again Wrapped in several turns tightly about the shaft and ferrule at such junction and lapped upon itself and those parts, as at F, and then Wound under tension again longitudinally of the shaft in an open spiral but in the reverse direction so that the ribbon crosses itself at intervals, as at G. The free end is then wound and lapped upon the previous winding at E and secured by the thread-wrapping or winding H. The upper winding F is similarly covered and bound by the threadwinding K, and the ribbon and shaft encir cled at intervals by other thread-windings J. The whole is then coated with a varnish which penetrates the interstices of the ribbon and windings and serves not only as a protective finish but also as a cement in firmly joining the wrappings and ribbon to the rod in the tightly strained condition.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive, one end of the ribbon or web-D is wrapped as before at E about the junction of'the shaft A and ferrule B and laid in an open spiral along the shaft to the upper ferrule C where its end is wrapped as at F about the junction of the ferrule C with the shaft, and the wrappings held by threadwindings H K. Other intermediate windings J encircle the shaft and ribbon at intervals.

In both forms the ribbon servesto grip and bind the shaft and to engage the ferrules strongly to the shaft. The ribbon is essentially light but strong and increases the weight so infinitesimally as to be entirely negligible, while greatly increasing the resilience of the rod. The double winding shown in Figs. 1 to 4 offers greater strength and is to be preferred for that reason, but the single winding as in Figs. 5 to 8 is found generally to be sufficient.

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the junction of such ferrule with said shaft at one-end of the latter, and extended in an open spiral under tension, in one direction to the junction of said shaft and ferrule at .the other. end of said shaft and wound H lapped upon said shaft and ferrule at such [the opposite direction to the first mentioned around and lapped upon said shaft and ferrule'at said last mentioned ]unction, and extended in'an open spiral under tension, 1n

junction and again wound around and first mentioned junction, wrappings of' f thread upon said ribbon at such junctions and at intervals between such junctions, and

a coating of varnishapplied to said wrapi ping-threads, ribbon, and shaft.

'2. As an improved article of manufacture,

a fishing rod comprising a shaft, a narrow holding them jointly to the shaft.

web of fine mesh wrapped atoneflend v Saidshaft and then wound upon the shaft 1 longltudinally in an open" spiral-,{then' wrapped 'and'lapped upon itself at-the other end of the shaft; in a reverse direction, and

.thread' windings over said wrappings at the ends of the shaft. -v

3. Asan improved article of manufacture a fishing rod comprising a shaft, a narrow 86 web of open fine mesh wrapped at one end upon said shaft and then'wound upon the shaft longitudinally in an open spiral, then wrapped and lapped upon itself at the other end of the shaft in a reverse direction, and 40 then wound in the opposite direction longitudinallyof the shaft in an open'spiral and its end wound and lapped upon the firstnamed wrapping, thread windings over the a coating of: varnish penetrating the interstices of the said web and windings and In testimony that I' claim. the above set forth I aflix myfsignature, 1

- HENRY i said wrappings at the. ends of the shaft and invention g 

